Mercer University, College of Pharmacy, Atlanta, Georgia.
University of North Texas System, College of Pharmacy, Fort Worth, Texas.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2020 Sep;84(9):ajpe7777. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7777.
To compare first-year student pharmacists and nursing students with respect to their spirituality and perceptions of the role of spirituality in professional education and practice. This was a five-year, cross-sectional study. All first-year student pharmacists and nursing students were invited to participate in the survey during the first week of the fall semester in 2012 through 2016. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. A total of 1,084 students participated, including 735 student pharmacists and 349 nursing students. Significant differences in baseline demographics were noted between the groups. Students in both groups reported having frequent spiritual experiences. A significantly larger percentage of nursing students reported these experiences compared to student pharmacists. Furthermore, compared with student pharmacists, nursing students were more likely to anticipate that spirituality would play a role in their academic course work (76% vs 58%) and professional practice (90% vs 74%). Student pharmacists and nursing students reported having frequent spiritual experiences, and both groups anticipated that spirituality would be incorporated into their education and professional practice.
比较一年级药学专业学生和护理专业学生的精神信仰以及他们对精神信仰在专业教育和实践中作用的看法。这是一项为期五年的横断面研究。在 2012 年至 2016 年秋季学期的第一周，邀请所有一年级药学专业学生和护理专业学生参加了这项调查。采用描述性和推断性统计分析来分析数据。共有 1084 名学生参与，其中包括 735 名药学专业学生和 349 名护理专业学生。两组学生在基线人口统计学特征方面存在显著差异。两组学生都报告称经常有精神体验。与药学专业学生相比，护理专业学生报告这些体验的比例更高。此外，与药学专业学生相比，护理专业学生更有可能预计精神信仰将在他们的学业（76%比 58%）和专业实践（90%比 74%）中发挥作用。药学专业学生和护理专业学生都报告称经常有精神体验，并且两组学生都预计精神信仰将融入他们的教育和专业实践。
